The Cook Islands, a group of 15 small islands in the Pacific Ocean, have been closely tied to New Zealand for decades.

On the 88th anniversary of Amelia Earhart's disappearance, Purdue University announced a joint expedition to locate the ...

China has deployed both of its aircraft carriers—CNS Liaoning and CNS Shandong —to the east of the first island chain since June 7. Japan's military reported that its patrol aircraft was intercepted ...

A deal on the disputed Chagos Islands faces more hurdles. Here's what to know The governments of Britain and Mauritius have reached a final deal to settle the future of the Chagos Islands but have ...

The China Coast Guard claimed that it patrolled the disputed island group in the East China Sea to protect the country's rights.

The leaders of Russia and Japan agree to continue talks to resolve their long standing dispute over four Islands in the Pacific.

As heads of Pacific island nations, we urge governments worldwide to avoid irreversible environmental damage to the region as well as the needless economic and geopolitical risks.

An expert who has spent 20 years investigating the disappearance of Amelia Earhart has revealed what he thinks really ...

Competition between the United States and the People’s Republic of China has generated new interest in the Pacific Island region. While broadly welcomed by the Pacific Islands, America’s ...

LONDON (AP) — The governments of Britain and Mauritius signed a deal to settle the future of the Chagos Islands, the contested archipelago in the middle of the Indian Ocean, after overcoming ...

The Pacific Islands are being hit harder than most, suffering a “triple whammy” of ocean heating, sea level rise and acidification, which is harming ecosystems, damaging crops, contaminating ...

LONDON (AP) — The governments of Britain and Mauritius have reached a final deal to settle the future of the Chagos Islands, the contested archipelago in the middle of the Indian Ocean that's ...